Fergana Range
| Fergana Range | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,893 m (16,053 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 206 km (128 mi) NW-SE [1] |
| Width | 62 km (39 mi) NE-SW [1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Kyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы |
| Geography | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| State/Province | Naryn Province, Osh Province, Jalal-Abad Province |
| Range coordinates | 41°00′N 73°56′E / 41°N 73.94°ECoordinates: 41°00′N 73°56′E / 41°N 73.94°E |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock |
Composed of sandstones, limestones, and schists |
The Fergana Range (Kyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы) - also known as Ferganskiy Khrebet (Феранский Хребет (ru), which means Ferghan Mountain in English), Feranskij Khrebet, Fergana Kyrka Toosu [2] - is a mountain range of the Tian Shan in the Kyrgyz Republic.[3] The length of the range is 206 km, and the average height is 3600 m above sea level. The highest Mountain is 4893 m ASL.[1]
Geography
The Fergana Range stretches from north-west to south-east, separating the Fergana Valley and the inner Tian Shan. The south-east section of the range is higher. It joins the Torugart Ridge and the Alaykuu Ridge via the Seok Pass. The South-west slope is long and low-sloped, the north-east - short and steep.
Geology
The Fergana Range is composed of schist, sandstone, limestone, and other sedimentary metamorphic formations ruptured by intrusions of gabbro and diabase.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Атлас Кыргызской Республики [Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.
- ↑ geoview.info
- ↑ Great Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian.